British blues guitarist Matt Schofield is consistently considered by critics among the finest rated in the Top 10 British blues guitarists of all time. And, yes, that's some pretty heavy hitting company, legends like Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff...

It's a big week for Louisiana music in Annapolis beginning Thursday when The Dirty Dozen Brass Band comes with horns a wailin' Crescent City style (8 p.m.).
The band took the New Orleans brass band tradition and added contemporary rhythms of cool jazz...

NEW YORK (AP) - Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won the show's competition.
The 23-year-old singer is stepping out into a solo career after performing with a band called Hey...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel film openings and present somber specials on daytime TV shows that are usually more...

NEW YORK - Nick Cannon is out of the hospital after battling what wife Mariah Carey called "mild kidney failure."
The entertainer was hospitalized in Aspen, Colorado, last week after he fell ill while the couple was on vacation there. He was transferred to a Los Angeles hospital a few days later. Carey said he was suffering from a form of kidney failure but no further details were released.
In a statement Monday, Cannon's publicist Tracy Nguyen said he's now "resting and recovering at home" and thanks...

We already know who we'll be rooting for on this season of "The Voice."
On Monday's season premiere of the NBC singing competition show, Treeva Gibson, a 16-year-old Frederick native, rocked it with an astonishingly powerful rendition of Lana Del Ray's "Young and Beautiful" and was put through to the next round of 48 contestants.
After her performance, Gibson, whose parents are both deaf, picked her celebrity coach by using sign language to spell "Christina," indicating Christina Aguilera. Both...

The Academy Awards could be a big boost to ABC beyond the ratings Sunday night. The week will offer finales, premieres and the conclusion of the February ratings period on Wednesday night.
At the Oscars, ABC will have a chance to promote presenter Viola Davis and the season finale of her "How to Get Away With Murder." The network will roll out the two-hour wrap-up at 9 p.m. Thursday. ABC delivers a new "Grey's Anatomy" at 8 p.m. Thursday, but "Scandal" is preempted this week.
Adam Levine will sing...

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The Oscars will dominate the Sunday night schedule. But there are alternatives, and viewers who haven't seen the nominees may want to look elsewhere.
The show most likely to draw viewers away from the Academy Awards is "The Walking Dead" at 9 p.m. on AMC. The episode is called "The Distance," and the group will meet what AMC describes as "a seemingly friendly person." Trust issues quickly arise. Series star Danai Gurira, who plays Michonne, will be a guest on "Talking Dead" at 10 p.m. Chris Hardwick...

Country musicians will take over a popular Vegas venue as Rascal Flatts and Craig Wayne Boyd share the stage at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
It’s usually rock music coming out of the speakers at the Joint, which has signed Rascal Flatts and Boyd, the opening act, to perform nine shows from Feb. 25 to March 14 in Las Vegas.
Rascal Flatts, nominated for 2015’s vocal group of the year by the Academy of Country Music, has enjoyed success since forming in 1999. Boyd languished in Nashville for...

Even with Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots' players in the room Sunday night, Jimmy Fallon was the only MVP for hundreds of people in a Phoenix theater.
The Patriots' Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola and LeGarrette Blount were just a few of the surprise guests during a special Super Bowl edition of "The Tonight Show" Sunday night. Still, Fallon's infectious song-and-dance energy, as well as his lip-syncing skills, were at the forefront.
The special taping was one of the hottest events in town...

Have the people at "Saturday Night Live" ever seen an episode of "The Voice"?
Considering they're both NBC properties that regularly feature musical guests, I would've assumed so. But this weekend's episode of "SNL" made me wonder if that's the case.
The host was Blake Shelton, the successful country singer known for his string of hit singles — including "Sure Be Cool If You Did," "Boys 'Round Here" and "Neon Light" — and his high-profile marriage to Miranda Lambert, with whom he's set...